On the occasion of the PAX East 2025, Gearbox Software has full information on Borderlands 4, and the shared news may please fans.
We can say it, Take-Two Interactive is definitely not unemployed in recent days. While we recently had a rain of information concerning GTA 6 et Mafia The Old Countryit is now the turn of Borderlands 4 to return under the spotlight. Indeed, after having illustrated itself through a large Gameplay presentation At the end of April, the title of Gearbox Software was again talked about during the Pax East, where he was entitled to a panel relatively rich in information.
A coop system redesigned for Borderlands 4
It is not a secret for anyone: Borderlands 3 has not always been unanimous with fans. The creators know this, and that is why Borderlands 4 will take it into account. Because like Randy Pitchford, CEO of the studio, was able to confirm: the feedback from the players was not only heard. They were also and above all taken into account. As proof, the next installment will land with a series of improvements intended to improve the game experience, starting with everything related to the Coop component.
Completely reworked, the latter will now be based on a more fluid and more practical system for players. For example, Pitchford has confirmed that in Borderlands 4, it will now be possible to join or leave a game at any time Without impacting the other members of the group. Likewise, it will no longer necessarily be necessary to be at very specific moments of the adventure to be able to take advantage of it with several.
Borderlands 4 with a large world to explore, it was also important for the studio to leave the players maximum freedom. This is why it will be possible for everyone to go about their business on the map in order to cover the maximum of land. And if necessary, Gearbox obviously thought of everything. Indeed, an option to teleport to other members has therefore been added, so as to allow the whole team to meet in no time if necessary. Note, in passing, that The mini-map has been deleted to push players to focus on the game directly.
No more loot war
In parallel, the studio also took the opportunity to rethink the loot system, relatively criticized in Borderlands 3. And the good news is that with Borderlands 4 You will no longer have to fear having it flying by your team. This time, everything will be shared! Still according to Pitchford, it should also be less complex to apprehend. For example, if there will be fewer legendary objects to recover as a whole, their power and their specificities will find it much more important.
Likewise, where the last opus was essentially based on the luck factor, it will allow players to recover special elements on each boss fight or major meeting. Enough to allow those who wish to farm more easily so, especially knowing that Borderlands 4 will offer the possibility of relaunching a mission or a Boss fight in particular at any time. Finally, Pitchford naturally confirms that the automatic adjustment of the level of the players will always be there in the context of a Coop session.
Sources : Gearbox
